#181: Stop Calling It Collaboration When It’s Just Compliance: How Leaders Can Tell the Difference Between Real and Fake Collaboration

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Becca Silver and Kurtis Hewson discuss the difference between real collaboration and compliance in educational settings.

Send us Fan Mail Be sure to grab your copy of the RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK is now available! It's only $7 HERE. In this episode of Coaching the Whole Educator, Becca Silver sits down with Kurtis Hewson, co founder of Jigsaw Learning, to break down what truly drives authentic collaboration in schools. Kurtis explains why many teams think they are “collaborating” when they are actually stuck in compliance based routines that drain energy and limit impact. He shares how real collabo...

People in this episode

Host: Becca Silver

Guest: Kurtis Hewson

Topics covered

• collaboration
• education
• leadership
• compliance
• team dynamics

Keywords

• collaboration
• compliance
• education
• leadership
• teamwork
• authentic collaboration
• energy drain

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Organizations: Jigsaw Learning

Products: RESISTANCE PLAYBOOK

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